A new Book Festival is coming to Framingham this summer! The first annual Dark Summer Book Fest invades the Framingham Public Library on Saturday, August 8th, 2026, running from 11am-5pm. This one's for all the dark fiction lovers, whether your particular interest is crime fiction, horror, fantasy, paranormal romance, weird westerns, literary fiction, or any number of other things!

Walk ins are more than welcome, but if you'd like to register for a reminder email and/or to get added to our Dark Fiction/Genre Author Event email list, please fill out this form: 
https://framinghamlibrary.short.gy/darksummerbookfest

Panel Schedule

11:20am-12:00pm: A Literal Dark Summer panel (Costin Room)

12:15-12:55pm: Pulp Crime for Modern Times panel (Costin Room)

1:00-1:40pm: Let's Make it Weird: A Transgressive Fiction panel (outside)

1:10-1:50pm: Loving the Monster: A Romance Panel (Costin Room)

2:05-2:45pm: Escaping Reality panel (Costin Room)

3:00-3:40pm: A Conversation w/ Guest of Honor Andrew Joseph White and Louangie Bou-Montes (Costin Room)

3:55-4:35pm: Writing Indigenous Fiction for All Ages (Costin Room)

Events/Workshops Schedule

11:15am: Author-led storytime (J Program Room)
     - w/ Alexis Powell, Josh Funk, Karina Iceberg, and Phaea Crede

12:30-1:30pm: Creating Graphic Novels w/ Ira Marcks (SparkLab) - 6-12th grades
     - Register here: https://framinghamlibrary.short.gy/Ira-Marcks-Dark-Summer

2:00-3:00pm: Personal Zines w/ Robin Gow (J Program Room) - Teen/Adult
     - Register here: https://framinghamlibrary.short.gy/Zines-Robin-Gow

2:00-3:00pm: World-building/mini-comic workshop w/ Shelli Paroline/Braden Lamb (SparkLab) - 3-8th grades
     - First come first serve: Grab a ticket from the Children's Librarian starting an hour before the program starts to ensure your spot

3:30-4:30pm: Character Design w/ Ira Marcks (SparkLab) - 6-12th grades
     - Register here: https://framinghamlibrary.short.gy/Ira-Marcks-Dark-Summer

All Day: Family scavenger hunt (Children's Room)

Dark Summer Book Fest Guests!

Andrew Joseph White - Guest of Honor

Aaron Starmer
Alaina Urquhart
Aleese Lin
​Alex Gonzalez
Alexis Powell
Ana Reyes
​Aron Beauregard
Brandon Perras-Sanchez
B.R. Yeager
Christine Hartman Derr
Christoph Paul
Claudia Lux
Crissa-Jean Chappell
Daniel José Older
Daniel J. Volpe
Douglas R. Dumont
E.K. Sathue
Erin Bowman
Heather Abel
Ira Marcks
​James Bird
Jannie Ho
​Jedediah Berry
Jeff Pintabona
J.L. Rothstein
John Langan
Josh Funk
Karina Iceberg
Kathryn Ann Kingsley
Kayla Cottingham
Kelly Link
Kendall Kulper
​Kristopher Triana
Laurie Faria Stolarz
Leila Siddiqui
​Liz Gotauco (aka, Cosbrarian)
Lorien Lawrence
Louangie Bou-Montes
Makana Yamamoto
Margot Douaihy
M.J. Etkind
Nick Eliopulos
Ox Devere
Phaea Crede
Renee S. DiCamillis
Robert Mgrdich Apelian
Rob Hart
​Robin Gow
​Rowan Perez
Sacha Lamb
Sean Foy
Shane Hawk
Shelli Paroline & Braden Lamb
Theodore C. Van Alst Jr.
V.A. Vazquez
Via Luino
Victoria Dalpe
Victoria Wilder

Schedule & Special Events